Longshot written by Dick Francis performed by Martin Jarvis on Cassette (Abridged)

Jack Kendall knows all about survival. He's written six books on the subject. Now he's hoping for success with his first novel. It's a long wait and he's getting short on funds and very hungry. On impulse he accepts a commission to write the biography of Tremayne Vickers, the celebrated National Hunt racehorse trainer. His agent disapproves of such hasty decisions: 'Impulse will kill you one of these days,' he warns.

Ignoring the advice, Kendall heads for Vickers' home in rural Berkshire. And into a lion's den, where his survival skills are stretched to the limit. He really should have listened...